Template:Did you know nominations/Gustav Conrau

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle talk 23:37, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Gustav Conrau

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... that the German explorer Gustav Conrau shot himself in 1899 to avoid recapture, according to a later report by his local interpreter?

Source: Schlothauer, Andreas (2015). "Die Kamerun-Sammlungen von Gustav Conrau im ethnologischen Museum Berlin" (PDF). Kunst & Kontext (in German). 9. Vereinigung der Freunde Afrikanischer Kunst e.V.: 20–31. Retrieved 2025-04-30.

ALT1: ... that German explorer Gustav Conrau acquired the African sculpture known as the "Bangwa Queen"? Source: https://www.academia.edu/104275146/THE_BANGWA_QUEEN_A_Journey_into_Art_History
ALT2: ... that German explorer Gustav Conrau acquired masterpieces of traditional African art? Source: https://www.academia.edu/104275146/THE_BANGWA_QUEEN_A_Journey_into_Art_History p.5
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1955 Pakistani Constituent Assembly election
Comment: 19th-century German colonial trader and collector of African sculptures

Created by Munfarid1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 31 past nominations.

Munfarid1 (talk) 19:51, 3 May 2025 (UTC).

I will review this article in the coming days! WatkynBassett (talk) 08:24, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
The article was created on 28 April 2025‎ and nominated on 3 May 2025. It is thus eligible.
The article is well-sourced. I did two spot checks and they checked out. The sources could, however, be much better organized if you intend to take the article to GA later (using Sfn-References helps a lot, in my opinion). But this is of no interest to DYK ... :-)
The article is written in a neutral and non-promotional tone. I did some copy editing, feel free to change back, if you dislike my changes.
Earwig picked up the quotes, which is - of course - perfectly fine.
QPQ done.
Hook review: I think the first hook is the best one. I added a "the" to avoid the false title and a "to avoid recapture" to make it more interesting. If you have concerns - feel free to discuss.
@Munfarid1: Thank you very much for this great work. It was a pleasure to read and very interesting. Original hook approved . WatkynBassett (talk) 19:26, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

@WatkynBassett: Thanks for your help and positive feedback.Munfarid1 (talk) 07:38, 6 May 2025 (UTC)